Is it A DISTRACTION or COPING SKILL?

How do you know if it is a Distraction or a Coping Skill?

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[rhymemelodies]

I was just talking about this with my therapist, I really need this right now. Thank you so much 💗

[sixthsenseamelia]

Wow. You've blown my mind! I cannot do processing skills. I just do distractions. I'm so glad this random recommendation came up!

[chunsicker]

I get stuck in a distraction loop. That’s my go to always and I never really process.

[haisesasaki]

1 minute of Kati everyday would be a blessing. ❤️

[tl_LT]

Great question. Awesome answer. Thank you! Love these quick minute videos.

[gracetanner]

Thank you for everything Kati <3 your videos are one of my coping skills

[nelson]

Kati thank you immensely for sharing all your knowledge and experience with us!

[ejhaqqi]

This makes so much sense! I've been distracting myself for years and never really processing anything. Would love more on the topic of "how" to process without falling apart please! Or if you've already covered it, please let me know which video. Thank you so much Kati!

[erisi]

I wish I was taught this stuff years ago, my entire life as been distractions and maladaptive coping mechanisms. Helped me survive for years but the lack of processing and improvement recently resulted in self harm.

[patrickdallaire]

That sounds like what I learned in DBT. Some Distress Tolerance skills (using distractions being one of these) are meant to be used to tolerate a crisis. Me and other participants in my therapy group found that this can sometimes give us the break we need to ground ourselves before resorting to Emotional Regulation or Interpersonal Effectivenes skills. 😊

[Veryniice_]

Thank you so much for this!! Simple and to the point! I definitely need to share this w my family.

[reallifepsych]

I clicked on this embarrassingly fast lol

[CreativeOne-llet]

Your so right I totally agree.. don’t forget to use your coping skills Kati

[rachelheflin]

Thank u Kati. I need to start doing this.

[izzylinc]

Lowkey feel like I've been jumping from one distraction to another for the last 5 years 😳

[alanisvillagra]

Wow, finally I can understand better... Thanks Kati 💜

[doopeedoo]

Always so well articulated. Clear. Simple. Clean. Side note. Your eyebrows are so nice !

[TisWaffles]

"distractions have their place"

That's good wisdom

[konan.n_doyle]

I just need to find a good balance between the two. Thank you so much 🥺

[BlubberBrauseMond]

Hey Kati, could you make a video on how to cope with aging parents and dealing with death? The sight of seeing my father physicially and mentally getting older is making me extremely sad and i dont know how to handle it